I know why Brian Roberts is blue …
Bobblehead stays too long in the tanning salon?
Orioles players have joked in the past that they didn’t look like their bobblehead dolls. But when a recent shipment of Brian Roberts bobbleheads arrived, team officials knew something was wrong.
Roberts, who is white, had dark skin. It wasn’t just a deep tan.
"It didn’t look like Brian Roberts. The coloring was bad," Orioles spokesman Bill Stetka said. "I didn’t actually see it. I’ve heard various versions that it was very dark and bluish" (emphasis mine)
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OK …. here we find the possible mixup:
On the left, Brian Roberts …. and on the right, a baseball Smurf.
dianagram
Blue! Bobblehead stays too long in freezer.
My article about why Eric Byrnes should be traded to the Giants is up. It’s at http://byrnesblog.mlblogs.com/down_the_left_field_linec/2006/07/the_case_for_a__1.html if anyone is interested. Be warned, it’s long.
But if he’s still in Phoenix in August, Diane, I know you’ll root for him.
Kellia
Life, Baseball & Eric Byrnes
http://byrnesblog.mlblogs.com
Kellia!
Ah yes …. bobblehead in freezer! Good point!
“Brian Roberts is a good, solid player, but he’s considered a third-tier collectible,” Schafer said. “There wouldn’t be that much hoopla.”
Guess that means he’ll be spared an unwanted move this trading season.
Kellia
Life, Baseball & Eric Byrnes
http://byrnesblog.mlblogs.com